📍 3200 e Lafayette St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48207
Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 821 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School enrolls 821 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Black or African American, <1% Two or more races and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 819 | 100% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
597 of the school's 821 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 579 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School is one of 107 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 48,828 students district-wide and employs 3,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 821 students, Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 456 students per school.
View the full Detroit Public Schools Community District profile →
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School.
Find vacancies →